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Collection Holdings native to Iraq:

Amaranthaceae

    Subfamily Chenopodioideae

    • Beta vulgaris 'Fordhook Giant' - cultivated, originally Mediterranean

    Amaryllidaceae

      Subfamily Allioideae
      Tribe Allieae

      • Allium schoenoprasum - Europe, Asia

      Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
      Tribe Narcisseae

      • Narcissus tazetta - Medit. to Afghanistan, SE. China to Japan

      Apocynaceae

        Subfamily Apocynoideae
        Tribe Nerieae

        • Nerium oleander - broad area Morocco to southern China

        Araceae

          Subfamily Lemnoideae

          • Lemna minor - Cosmopolitan

          Arecaceae

            Subfamily Coryphoideae
            Tribe Phoeniceae

            • Phoenix dactylifera - w. Asia, n. Africa

            Asparagaceae

              Subfamily Scilloideae
              Tribe Hyacintheae

              • Leopoldia longipes - C. Turkey to Sinai and Iran

              Boraginaceae

                Subfamily Boraginoideae
                Tribe Boragineae

                • Anchusa azurea - Europe and western Asia

                Caryophyllaceae

                  Subfamily Caryophylloideae
                  Tribe Sileneae

                  • Silene baccifera - Eurasia

                  Ceratophyllaceae

                  • Ceratophyllum demersum - cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.

                  Equisetaceae

                  • Equisetum ramosissimum - warm-temperate to tropical, nearly cosmopolitan

                  Ixioliriaceae

                  • Ixiolirion tataricum - E. Turkey to Kashmir W/C

                  Lamiaceae

                    Subfamily Ajugoideae

                    • Teucrium chamaedrys - Europe to Caucasus

                    Subfamily Nepetoideae
                    Tribe Mentheae

                    • Lycopus europaeus - Azores, Europe to China

                    Subfamily Viticoideae

                    • Vitex agnus-castus - Medit. to Pakistan

                    Lythraceae

                      Subfamily Punicoideae

                      • Punica granatum Nana - S.E. Europe to E. Asia

                      Moraceae

                        Subfamily
                        Tribe Ficeae

                        • Ficus carica - Mediterranean region

                        Myrtaceae

                          Subfamily Myrtoideae
                          Tribe Myrteae

                          • Myrtus communis `Microphylla' - S. Europe to W. Asia.

                          Nitrariaceae

                          • Peganum harmala - Europe & Asia

                          Resedaceae

                          • Reseda lutea - Eurasia, north Africa

                          Rosaceae

                            Subfamily Rosoideae
                            Tribe Sanguisorbeae

                            • Agrimonia eupatoria - Europe

                            Rubiaceae

                              Subfamily Rubioideae
                              Tribe Rubieae

                              • Rubia tinctorum - SE. Europe to W. Himalaya, Vietnam (Mt. Fansipan)

                              Solanaceae

                                Subfamily Solanoideae
                                Tribe Physaleae

                                • Withania somnifera - Africa. southern Europe and western Asia

                                Urticaceae

                                  Subfamily
                                  Tribe Urticeae

                                  • Urtica dioica - widely naturalized in temperate climates
                                  The EEB Greenhouses are currently cultivating 24 accessions native to Iraq

                                  W/C = Wild Collected
                                  = indicates flowering in past 14 days
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